sift

sift  (sft)

v. sift·ed, sift·ing, sifts

v.tr.

1. To put (flour, for example) through a sieve or other straining device in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles.

2. To distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job.

3. To apply by scattering with or as if with a sieve: sift sugar on a dessert.

4. To examine and sort carefully: sift the evidence.

v.intr.

1. To make use of a sieve.

2. To pass through or as if through a sieve: a meal that sifts easily.

3. To make a careful examination: sifted through back issues of the magazine.

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[Middle English siften, from Old English siftan.]

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sifter n.

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sift [sɪft]

vb

1. (tr) to sieve (sand, flour, etc.) in order to remove the coarser particles

2. to scatter (something) over a surface through a sieve

3. (tr) to separate with or as if with a sieve; distinguish between

4. (tr) to examine minutely to sift evidence

5. (intr) to move as if through a sieve

[Old English siftan; related to Middle Low German siften to sift, Dutch ziften; see sieve]

sifter  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sift - move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	2.	sift - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" sieve, strain separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" rice - sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes" resift - sift anew riddle, screen - separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff winnow, fan - separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
	3.	sift - check and sort carefully; "sift the information" sieve analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
	4.	sift - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" sieve choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

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sift

verb

1. part, filter, strain, separate, pan, bolt, riddle, sieve Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl.

2. examine, investigate, go through, research, screen, probe, analyse, work over, pore over, scrutinize He has sifted the evidence and summarised it clearly.

Translations

sift [sɪft]

A. VT [+ flour, soil] → cerner, tamizar

B. VI to sift through (fig) → examinar cuidadosamente

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sift [ˈsɪft] vt

[+ flour, icing sugar, sand] → tamiser

[+ evidence] → passer au crible

sift through

vt fus [+ evidence, data] → passer au crible

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sift

vt

(lit) → sieben; coal → schütteln; sift the sugar onto the cake → den Kuchen mit Zucker besieben

(fig: = search) → sichten, durchgehen; (= separate) → trennen

vi (fig) → sieben; to sift through the evidence → das Beweismaterial durchgehen; a sifting process → ein Siebeverfahren nt

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sift [sɪft]

1. vt (flour, sand) → setacciare; (coal) → passare al crivello (fig) (evidence) → vagliare
to sift out (truth) → separare

2. vi (fig) to sift through → esaminare minuziosamente; (statement, evidence) → vagliare accuratamente

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sift [sɪft]

1. vt (flour, sand) → setacciare; (coal) → passare al crivello (fig) (evidence) → vagliare
to sift out (truth) → separare

2. vi (fig) to sift through → esaminare minuziosamente; (statement, evidence) → vagliare accuratamente

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sift

v sift [sift]

1 to separate by passing through a sieve etc Sift the flour before making the cake. sif يُنَخِّل، يُغَرْبِل отсявам prosít sigte sieben κοσκινίζω tamizar sõeluma غربال كردن siivilöidä tamiser לְנַפּוֹת छनना prosijavati (meg)szitál mengayak sigta setacciare ふるいにかける 체로 거르다 (iš)sijoti []sijāt mengayak ziften sikte, sile przesiewać peneirar a cerne просеивать preosiať presejati prosejati sålla, sikta ร่อนด้วยตะแกรง elekten geçirmek, elemek 過篩 сіяти, просівати چھنی سے چھاننا rây, giần 过筛

2 to examine closely He sifted the evidence carefully. sif, ondersoek يَفْحَص بِعِنايَه проучвам основно prošetřit undersøge nøje sorgfältig prüfen εξετάζω προσεκτικά,περνώ από κόσκινο examinar minuciosamente (põhjalikult) uurima به دقت بررسي كردن tutkia examiner minutieusement לְנַפּוֹת छानबीन pažljivo ispitati, istražiti (alaposan) megvizsgál memeriksa grannskoða vagliare よく調べる 선별하다 ištyrinėti, susipažinti izanalizēt; izpētīt meneliti ziften undersøke nøye, vurdere badać dokładnie examinar a verifica minuţios тщательно изучать preskúmať pregledati podrobno ispitati granska, noga undersöka วินิจฉัย dikkatle incelemek 細查 старанно розглядати; прискіпливо допитувати چھان بین کرنا xem xét, chọn lọc 细查